CONWAY — Longtime budgeteer Jim LeFebvre announced his resignation from the Municipal Budget Committee Wednesday night.
LeFebvre has served multiple terms on the board going back to 2006. He had two stints as chair: in 2010 and 2011 and again from 2017-22.
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